Conference races heat up

Several key girls basketball conference games took place Thursday night, highlighted by Naperville Central’s 75-60 win over Waubonsie Valley. In a matchup of two of the Daily Herald’s top-ranked teams, it was Trinity Jones scoring 32 points to help the No. 3 Redhawks hand the No. 1 Warriors their first loss of the season.

Lake Park edged St. Charles North to move to 7-0 in the DuKane Conference.

Fremd and Hersey stay tied with Prospect for the lead in the MSL East.

Libertyville’s Lily Fisher reached 1,000 points in style.

More girls basketball coverage with weekly notebooks from Craig Brueske, John Leusch and Mike Miazga.

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There’s plenty of big boys basketball games coming up Friday and Saturday. Earlier this week, Fremd pulled out a tight game with Hersey in the MSL while Warren stayed perfect in the NSC.

Kevin Schmit’s Friday column gets you everything you need to know about the numerous area graduates who came up with big performances in college football’s bowl season.

Cast your vote for the Daily Herald December Athlete of the Month here.